Production Engineer jobs in Waukegan, IL

Description

This position is responsible for the review and conversion of engineering design drawings into detailed piece part drawings for manufacturability and bills of material. Additionally, this position requires working within a team environment with other areas such as Design Engineering, Manufacturing and Purchasing.

DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Create detailed piece part CAD drawings
• Create drawing files for numerical controlled shop machinery
• Order entry of bills of material
• Design review of part fit and functions
• Assignment of part routings
• Develop and improve “manufacturing engineering skills” to consistently make decisions based on manufacturability considerations, efficiency, and economy
• Develop and grow an understanding of Vibratory Process equipment and its key manufacturing requirements
• Develop and grow an understanding of GK’s insource and outsource capabilities and outsource partners
• Effectively utilize available technology to enhance productivity
• Consistently improve knowledge, speed and accuracy in job performance and in the use of Inventor, Vault, Syteline, CADTalk, and AutoPOL.
• CNC programming of production manufacturing equipment.
• Fully support the Company’s ISO objectives, policies, procedures and the GK Way

Requirements

• BS in Industrial Technology
• One (1) to three (3) years CAD drafting / Modeling work experience or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of computer aided design systems, preferably AutoCAD and Inventor
• Working knowledge of structural steel and plate fabrication and shop equipment.
• Knowledge of Microsoft office products.
• To understand basic business concepts and the ability to respond to customer requests.
• The willingness to work from existing policies and procedures and the ability to build technical knowledge.
• The ability to resolve routine problems by identifying and analyzing problems logically and comprehensively, distinguishing between relevant and irrelevant information.
• The ability to take ownership and show support for work related initiatives.
• The ability to read and understand engineering drawings.